| Dates: | August 19–August 24 |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Champion Other: |  Fu-Hsing Little LeagueKaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Second Other: |  Cranston Western Little LeagueCranston, Rhode Island |
The 1996 Little League World Series took place between August 19 and August 24 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Fu-Hsing Little League of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, defeated Cranston Western Little League of Cranston, Rhode Island, in the championship game of the 50th Little League World Series.
| United States | International | |
|---|---|---|
| Marshalltown, Iowa Central Region National Little League | Surrey, British Columbia Canada RegionKennedy-Surrey Little League | |
| Cranston, Rhode Island East Region Cranston Western Little League | Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Europe Region Arabian American Little League | |
| Panama City, Florida South Region R.L. Turner Little League | Kaohsiung, Taiwan Far East Region Fu-Hsing Little League | |
| Moorpark, California West Region Moorpark Little League |  San Isidro, Dominican RepublicLatin America Region Ramón Matias Mella Little League |
| Rank | State | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Rhode Island | 1–2 | |
| 3 | California | 1–2 | |
| 4 | Iowa | 1–2 |
| Rank | Country | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taiwan | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 2–1 | |
| 3 | Canada | 1–2 | |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 0–3 |
| Pool | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 19 | |||||
| INT | 5 | 1 | |||
| US | 3 | 6 | |||
| INT | 12 | 3 | |||
| US | 5 | 1 | |||
| August 20 | |||||
| INT | 3 | 2 | |||
| US | 3 | 7 | |||
| INT | 0 | 9 | |||
| US | 8 | 6 | |||
| August 23 | |||||
| INT | 13 | 0 | |||
| US | 1 | 6 | |||
| INT | 2 | 21 | |||
| US | 10 | 2 | |||